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The Black Flamingo
Dean gives us a flavour of The Black Flamingo with a reading from the opening chapter.
  1. The Black Flamingo
    05:09
    The Black Flamingo
  2. Ghosts of Heaven
    02:56
    Ghosts of Heaven
  3. Spirals and cave art
    02:59
    Spirals and cave art
  4. The beginning of writing
    01:47
    The beginning of writing
  5. The teenage brain
    05:51
    The teenage brain
  6. Writing realistically
    01:59
    Writing realistically
  7. Reading
    03:16
    Reading
  8. Into a dark cave
    01:36
    Into a dark cave
  9. Questions near
    05:54
    Questions near
  10. Questions far
    02:42
    Questions far
  11. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. Flirting and locker room talk
    06:28
    Flirting and locker room talk
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  16. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  17. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  18. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  19. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  20. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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